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No Matt Le Tissier or Georgi Kinkladze?

wheres ronny rosenthal?

"Shearer's record of 260 goals in 441 Premier League games for Blackburn Rovers,"


Sorry, how many goals did Shearer get for Blackburn?
Blame the sub-editor. Great team, Keown would've ruined it.

Actually - Adams ahead of Desailly? I don't agree with that at all.

I can't see alot wrong with that team. No mention in the article for Andy Cole or Zola is a but surprising.

actually pretty hard to argue against your selections Phil, might not have had Rio, but can see why he is up there. Paul Scholes though? Yes he has played for most of the seasons but Gerrard and Lampard have both outperformed him in their admittedly shorter contributions.

No Steven Gerrard? A man who has been dragging a poor Liverpool side up the league almost single handedly for the last 10 years...

are you a man united fan?

Good work Phil

Swap Paul McGrath for Rio Ferdinand and it's job done.

Man Utd bias screaming from this selection. Letting my bias show through, Rio not on the same planet as Terry or Desailly who are also both better than Adams. No slight mention of Zola/Le Tissier yet you mention Fowler and Van Nistelrooy?!?!?!

Oh, and Ashley Cole "edges out" Denis Irwin!?!?!?!?!? Just like Shearer and Henry edged out Jason Lee?

No Igors Stepanovs? It's a disgrace!
Seriously, though: good choice. Certainly not easy.

No Dean Windass, not even a mention.

no arguments with ur team phil..except tht i think gerrard should be ahead of keane..!!

"Shearer's record of 260 goals in 441 Premier League games for Blackburn Rovers"

Do you even bother to research these articles? Wasn't Shearer's record for Blackburn 138 League appearances (171 in all competitions) scoring 112 goals (130 in all competitions)?

Are you confusing his record for Blackburn with that for Newcastle (303 league appearances (404 in all competitions) scoring 148 goals (206 in all competitions)) where he break the club's all time goal scoring record?

Matt le Tissier I can understand maybe being left out but Dennis Bergkamp and Eric Cantona. Hmmm

With respect to Ferdinand and Adams, I think they'd both be embarrassed to be here ahead of Paul McGrath.

To those putting Gerrard ahead of Keane and Scholes - do me a favour. I really worry about some people.

good team choice, would definately leave out rio, good player but injured too much. Terry or Vidic are both superior. Lampard edges out Scholes aswell just for shear goalscoring.

Thank you for ignoring David Beckham.

The nominations list was extremely ropey in some positions, especially full backs and left mid. Even as a Leeds fan, I was surprised to see Kewell, Harte and Kelly nominated, but not Radebe or Martyn.

This team is mostly Man Utd but I suppose they have had some talented players over the years. Success doesn't come from nothing. I think that some more of the Invincibles like Viera could have been included though.

Surely Patrick Viera was a better player than Roy Keane or does there have to be a minimum of seven Manchester United players in the team? And what about Zola and Gerrard? Seems to me that Paul Scholes gets in because he's played a lot of games. I prefer to remember his mistakes which cost England the last game at the old Wembley. (a 1-0 win for Germany from a free kick caused by him trying to dribble on the edge of his own area) and the quarter final against Brazil (trying to nick the ball instead of a proper tackle). But it's all subjective isn't it?

Surely you're having a laugh?

Maybe you were worried that no-one would have much to say about a team that was properly representative of all teams in the Premiership over 20 years. What about Zola, perhaps the greatest player to play in the Premiership?

Adams yes (although Tom Nash has a point about Desailly) but Ferdinand - did you do this team after a few beers too many? ;) John Terry, love him or hate him, has by far been the most consistent centre half in the Premiership.

Lastly, I am no Liverpool fan but Keane instead of Gerrard, another joke surely? Come on Phil, get serious please !

Leighton Baines only gets ignored because he doesn't play for Utd or a London team, he's been better than Cole for 2 years now. I'm amazed you've ignored Rooney ..or is that another example of your anti-Scouse bias?

Rediculous blog really. There is literally 100's of candidates....zola, di canio, ronaldo, poyet, shearer,cantona,giggs,owen,le tissier, sheringham, bergkamp,zenden,henry....god where to start and where to end is unreal. i think more interesting would be the fight to see whos on the bench for this so called dream 11. All a matter of taste, influence and personal opinion.

schmeichel neville terry adams cole ronaldo keane gerrard giggs henry shearer.

terry and adams were inspirational as were keano and stevie g. the strength through the middle would keep the team organised and disciplined. shearer, henry and ronaldo pose their own threat with the possibility of linking up to cause even more problems. lack of options at right back and left wing but they can do a job. just missing out for me are cech, vidic, vieira, scholes, lampard and bergkamp.

No place for Makelele? Underrated as always, but he was so good he had a position named after him.

Having gone to the premier league website i am astonished at quite how rubbish right backs have been throughout the premier league. Warren Barton? Dan Petrescu? Stephen Carr? I have been watching the prem for its whole 20 years and one of the picks I have never even heard of. Rob Jones, who the heck is he?

Pointless exercise, everyone will have a different opinion

Why didnt you just go for the whole united squad? pretty abysmal that you left out Gerrard, might not of won the league but definitely should be there. Sami Hyypia, Matt le Tiss, Zola... you must've been sitting at you computer typing this guff wearing you man u shirt, with a man u blanket, drinking from your man u cup and wearing your man u glasses, and clicking away on your mouse on your man u mouse pad. screen saver the man u crest is it??. pretty appalled at the whole blog. should've just called it the 'Best Man U team of the last 20 years, with a couple of others that they wanted to sign thrown in for good measure" blog... rotten stuff

swiss jim.....spot on chap. Guy went about his business quietly and effectively. What a holding player.

No Bosko Balaban or Savo Milosevic? You really haven't considered this blog before writing it. How you can leave out such titans of the game is baffling.

Yes, I'm a United fan (but it's clear on his usal blogs that Phil isn't!), and form my side of the fence Keane does Viera everytime - and Gerrard. Did you ever see Keane have a quiet game? You do Gerrard? He also matched Gerrard's feats in 'winning games himself' - or, at least, bucking the palyers up enough to get the team over the line.

And @ Tatloaf - Denis Irwin was a fantastric left back, superb with a dead ball, an absolute team player and infinitely more likeable than Cashley. But yes, Cole JUST edges him.

No point in saying Scholes shouldn't be in and backing up your arguement with non-Premiership performances, and then suggesting Gerrard!

How Rio can be in the side ahead of Stam baffles me. Stam was the only player Fergie admits regretting selling.

On a more serious note, Utd have been the most successful team in the premiership and had some of the best players to grace the English League. Given that it is hardly surprising that they have a large number of players in the starting XI.

Its difficult to argue with the side picked and saying that Gerrard should be picked over Scholes and Terry over Ferdinand for example, will always come down to personal preference.

That's a fair first XI for kid's time setting up good teams of last 20 years.

An under-rated XI:

Massimo Tiabi

Winston Bogarde
Jamie Carragher
Titus Bramble
Djimi Traore

Bruno Cheyrou
Eric Djemba-Djemba
Tomas Brolin
Ali Dia


Bosko Balaban
Ade Akinbiyi

I forgot to mention that looking at that midfield in the graphic it hurts being a United fan....

GK - Lehmann RB - Lauren CB - Campbell CB - Toure LB - Cole
RM - Ljungberg CM - Vieira CM - Gilberto LM - Pires
ST - Henry ST - Bergkamp


Wouldn't lose a game all season

For me, as a gooner, it has to be Viera ahead of Keane, but if a certain Mr Essien was free of injuries and ACN, im sure he would also be banging at the door.

But, what a 4 man Midfield you have selected, that Man Utd era was one of a kind, especially being British / Irish.

Also for me, why people like Cantona get voted above Henry I will never know, yes he was a Crazy / Brilliant talent, but Henry's record is astonishing!

Alan Shearer, debatable for me, Torres at his best was one of the best PL players I have ever seen, Rooney, will no doubt surpass his acheivements, so in my view, already he should be their.

If you are talking about longtivity, then people like Scholes should be included, but presuming your not due to the inclusion of C. Ronaldo, how you can say Scholes is better then Cesc is crazy. Already he shines in the best football team the world has probably seen! The man will become one of the best CM players ever!

Good team although I would go for a slightly different formation:

Gk: Schmeichel RB:G.Neville LB:Cole CB:Adams CB:Stam
CM: Keane CM:Scholes CM: Gerrard
FW:Bergkamp CF:Shearer FW:Henry
Subs: Seaman, Ferdinand, Irwin, Vieira, Lampard, Cantona, Ronaldo

Rooney, No. Clearly not. He has been brilliant but he just isn't quite that cut above the rest. Keeper is clear, Ashley Cole as well. CB pairing I would rather have Terry, because despite his personality on the pitch i.e never say die (which by the way is something we all love about him when it is for England but when it is for Chelsea it is like he isn't a decent defender). Vidic has been more important to Man Utd. in the last 5 seasons, so how Ferdinand gets in is a bit confusing. If your talking about a team that would win you wouldn't play Vidic and Terry because they aren't quick, but they both epitomize the clubs they play for as does Tony Adams, so I would pick 2 from three. Probably Terry and Adams. Neville is obviously the easy choice.

Neville, Adams, Terry, Cole

Ryan Giggs for everything he has done for the club is an easier choice than Scholes, mainly because he has fewer players to contend with on the left hand side. In the middle, everyone will have their own opinion between Gerrard Lampard Veira Scholes. Tough to say any of them don't deserve it, all I will say is... Is it more impressive that Gerrard "dragged" Liverpool to the Top four, or Lampards goals were the difference between second and first place in the league. Also, he will never get the praise from opposing fans, but I haven't heard a single Chelsea fan say they would rather have Gerrard, which whilst many will disagree does say something.

Midfield 2= Toss up

RW... I'm not sure this should go to Ronaldo. I think he has incredible ability, one of the best players I've ever watched but he did spend 4 seasons where every LB said "oh good Fergie's playing Ronaldo today". He was beyond brilliant for 3 years, but is that enough to get him into a team that doesn't include Gianfranco Zola? Brilliant for a lot longer... I love Ronaldo, I think he is a testament to what a player can do if they genuinely want to, he sort of defies what some South Americans with just as much ability could be. I'm thinking Robinho type players who have as much skill but clearly not enough passion, Ronaldo has both.

Right hand side = Unknown

Play a 4-3-3 with Giggs in the middle with 2 others

Strikers, Henry, Shearer and Zola. Each were so important to their own club, with Cantona also increibly unlucky to miss out on the team.

Good choices - one change for me - Vidic over Rio

Fuming! Clearly your the biggest Man Utd fan ever! Such a biased team! No real reasons why you picked the Man U players other than your a Man Utd fan! Disgracefull! Call yourself a journalist when you dont even have an open mind!

Very good choices Phil - almost identical to mine.

I went with Vidic instead of Adams and Cantona for Henry but as you said there are strong cases for so many players.

Henry probably would have slipped in if it wasn't for the memories that Cantona has given me as a United fan.

@43. Maybe the fact that United have dominated the Premier League for 20 years has something to do with it.

What would be your changes then?

Rio?? lol

Can't believe that both shearer and henry are both ahead of cantona. And where is zola?

Some blatant bias towards United here! Neville Southall should be in goal, best keeper ever in the Premier League.

This article is shouting out MAN U FAN! You should be ashamed of yourself for being so biased! Journalist! pfft. I suppose you looked at the list and said "How many Man U players can i get away with?!"

From reading these posts Phil it seems you're biased against everyone!

The only ones you can argue with in my opinion are Scholes and Ferdinand. I think Gerrard runs Scholes very close, but his biggest achievements were not in the Prem so I can appreciate why you went for the Ginger one.

I wouldn't have had Ferdinand though - injuries/suspensions/inconsistency have let him down throughout his career. Still a great CB, but Terry has been better and is a true leader (although an utter ****).

No arguments up front, Henry and Shearer stand out by a mile. Rooney will likely take a place in this team at the 30 year anniversary of the Prem. Might have to go 4-3-3 then!

A subs bench for No.36:

Marlet,
Baird,
Lampard
Heskey
& Claus Lundekvam

Even Torres might score against that team!

Haha!!!! Tatloaf...you must be a Chelsea fan????
And seriously, anyone who thinks Paul Scholes does not earn his place in that side needs their head tested! Best central midfielder for generations and still showing his class now!!

I would have Vieira ahead of Keane and find a place for Le Tissier who succeeded year after year with a very poor team around him, not a group who also made this team. Utd have clearly been the best team over last 20 years but didnt necessarily have 7 of the best 11 players. Definitely would not have Ferdinand. Much like Beckham, he has managed to fool a nation (although he is far superior to Beckham)

Seeing as the bulk of the team is made up of united players (and perhaps rightly so considering their success) it would be interesting to compare a manchester utd XI against and all time premiership XI. Thoughts?

How anybody can not select Frank Lampard in central midfield is simply inexplicable, please do explain? Statistics don't lie. When compared to Scholes he's got more goals overall, more goals per game. Oh and he's the leading goalscorer from midfield in Premier League history. Has three times as many assists overall and again more per game. He also has made more interceptions and has a better disciplinary record with half the cards per game and about half as many overall. Please do justify how your brain can possibly come to the conclusion that Scholes is better?

As HeartofTottenham has put so well above this is a ridiculous blog, there are 100s of candidates and of course this is just a matter of taste and personal opinion. However while there are perhaps plenty of midfielders who I could understand someone selecting over Lampard. Scholes is just not one of them, he is essentially a slightly worse player of very similar style. He may have been around for longer (one more season) than Lampard, but Lampard has achieved so much more in the time he has had.

Seaman, Neville, Ferdinand, Campbell, Cole, Ronaldo, Scholes, Fabregas, Giggs, Shearer, Bergkamp

Looking through the nominated players for the right back does show a lack of options other then neville, though with 5 players from UTD i guess it's why they've won over 50% of the premierships since it's inaugural season.

Bergkamp is a legend and will contrast the pure power of Shearer. The pure quality that the centre mid's would produce for me puts Fabregas above the likes of Keane.

Giggs, Scholes are a given. Went for Ronaldo as he is the only world player of the year that won it while playing in England

It just goes to show what amazing players Man United has had over the last twenty years. You could slip in Vidic (so there's a partnership in defence), Irwin (who as you mentioned was close to selection anyway), Cantona and van Nistelrooy without any real grounds for complaint.

I'd be interested to see a best XI made of players who never won a title. Unsung heroes who lifted their team but didn't have the same support as Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Would we see Gareth Bale, Joe Hart, Stuart Pearce, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher? How about Arshavin and Modric?

Almost on impossible task...... But Gerard has to be in there!!!

Mr McNulty, its the best players over 20 years - not the best Man U players! Bias journalist! Pathetic! Disgracefull! An abomination!

can't believe all the people claiming this blog is biased towards United, you realise Man U have easily been the best team of the premier league era? of course they will have the majority of the best players! Gerrard and Lampard are both excellent players but Keane and Scholes is a combination that has yet to be outdone in the Premier League (and when Zidane calls Scholes "undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation" - you don't ignore that!). Ferdinand is an admittedly contentious pick but the central defence could easily have included Vidic or Bruce as well. Leaving Cantona out is quite a big step to take as well but I can't disagree with Shearer and Henry as the best and most prolific strikers the Premier League has seen (so far).

Grow up United haters, you don't win the league 12 times in 19 years (as well as looking to win the 20th season) without having some of the very best players.

No Paul McGrath ? No Le Tissier ? No Bergkamp ? I take it that Mr McNulty is not a fan of the beautiful game

36 No room for Andy Carroll, then?

Phil is not and never has been a Man Utd fan. He's Everton through and through. Probably the reason that a lot of Man Utd players get in the team is that they won the Premier League 13 times in 20 seasons and finished 2nd, 3rd or 4th in the others. And the reason Gerard doesn't get in the side? is because he won precisely nowt despite being a reasonable player in a poor team.

Here's my pick:-

David Seaman
Ashley Cole
Sol Campbell
Sami Hyppia
Lee Dixon
Patrick Viera
Steven Gerrard
Frank Lampard
Thierry Henry
Alan Shearer
Robbie Fowler

50 times better than McNulty's, probably won't sell many shirts in Asia or get the Japanese tourists in but certainly a better team

@55. "Lampard has Achieved so much more in the time he has had" than Scholes...

Really?!?
They are only 3 and a half years apart in age yet...

Scholes:
10 Premier Leagues's
Lampard:
3 Premier Leagues's

Scholes:
2 Champions League's
Lampard:
-

Scholes:
FA Cup's 3
Lampard:
FA Cup's 3

Oh sorry Lampard won the Intertoto Cup in 1999!

You must be delusional

I did this a few days ago and the only difference between my team and this one was John Terry for Rio Ferdinand. I dont know if Shearer and Henry is an imbalance up front, but with the two united wingers, this team would be scoring goals for fun

#64, swintondude,

loved reading it. Nice to kick start a weekend with a good laugh.
Is it a trademark choosing as best players that won less?

@55 "He may have been around for longer (one more season) than Lampard, but Lampard has achieved so much more in the time he has had"

Really - Lampard has won more trophies than Scholes??!!!!!

@TMFJay - instaed of insulting Phil how about you make your own selection and arguments for that selection. Posting rubbish every ten posts is pointless.


I have to echo what others have said about Scholes. How on earth you would replace him for Gerrard or Lampard is beyond me. Although Gerrard and Lampard WERE great players - Scoles is still in a class above them. People should maybe look at the various quotes attributed to him from the likes of Zidane, Pele, Henry, Viera etc. None of these greats have even mentioned Gerrard or Lampard.

Can't argue with the Gk, full backs, wingers and strikers.
Midfield is really any two from Gerrard/Lampard/Keane/Viera/Scholes, though my personal opinion is that Scholes is the greatest player to grace the Premier league so I would pick him.
With the central defenders only one or two have mentioned the great Paul McGrath - as a Utd fan I'd say he is better than Vidic or Stam and definitely Ferdinand. I'm obviously biased though!

It's all highly subjective, but:
GK:Seaman
LB: Riise
CB:Adam
CB: Hyypia
RB: Richards
LM: Giggs
CM: Gerrard
CM: Viera
RM: Beckham
ST: Shearer
ST: Fowler

Hi Phil,

I am amazed you included players who never wore the Man Utd shirt.
I dont know how you could leave Rooney out when you nomiated him twice for best goal (even though one of them was clearly shanked).

Hello Phil.

Firstly, I hope you get the time to read some of these posts, must be difficult though.

Next, I would like to see two teams selected, that would play each other. What a game that would be, eh?

All in all, a decent choice of players, but I would have had at least Cantona or Bergamp, as these weren't just players but artists.

What about Cantona? And Bergkamp?

What about Des Walker...made Adams look like a joke. Stuart Pearce best left back by miles. Because they didn't win any titles their whole game has been overlooked!!

@65 very good deliberate ignorance you must be a United fan! I said Lampard has achieved more as an individual player, look at the statistics.

Scholes didn't win those titles by himself did he? The fact that Lampard has been in 'weaker teams' most of the time that have not won titles just exemplifies how much more impressive it is for him to have the superior player statistics he has (goals per game, goals overall, assists per game, assists overall, successful tackles per game and overall, less cards per game, less cards overall. Also this is about the Premier League so the FA cups and CL cups have nothing to do with it.

If the number of titles won is all that matters then surely it should just be all United players?

Not even a mention for Sami Hyypia? Surely one of the best buys in premiership history and as consistent a centre back as you will find.

Would say Jap Stam would make a better choice for central defence...and that way the number of United players in the line-up is not altered! also, Scholes and Keane have zero tackling skill beyond fouling between them and do either of them have any kind of pace?? and imagine bringing them back to defend corners against anyone who is 6ft or above! what a joke...
I think a good shout for leftback is George Elokobi too...

#64, swintondude,

Spot on mate (I think your team is actually 73 times better) The only difference between your team and the author of the blog is a fixational love of all things Man Utd.

65.At 10:03 21st Apr 2012, timilovepropertylowe
Djimi Traore won a champions league medal but I certainly wouldnt argue that he was better than Lampard.
Or would I?
:-D

Let's pick a team on winners only! I get ten man u players every time with Henry the only exception. It takes nation of losers to see it any other way and 66 and all.

@64 so not I a single united player in your team despit 12 league titles in those 20 years!!! Yet 3 Liverpool players who between them have won next to nothing!!! Sammi hyppia, just spat my cornflakes everywhere reading that!!!

@75 What drivel.

Andy Coles premier leagues stats are better than Shearers - would you have him ahead of Shearer??!!!!!!!

Bergkamp has to be in there for me - if there was ever a player that had the ability to turn a game and conjour something fantastic out of absolutely nothing, it was him. Always an absolute delight to watch, and a player that was generally liked by fans of any club.

Sami Hyypia. Bet Fergie would have loved to have had him.

And any one of top strikers other than Shearer.

@55. Statistics can be misleading. What most people don't understand about football is what makes a great player. And that is not just his ability on the ball but his positioning off it. Pulling an opposition player away from their duties to create space for a team mate is what Scholes is brilliant at. You don't see it on TV because they focus on the ball more.

@ TMFJay

Get over yourself! If you have anything between those ears of yours, try putting it to some use, and go and do something else with your time.

@ Phil - Fair team, can't really complain. Vidic over Rio prob, but otherwise good shout

@78 Ha-ha Djimi Traore. That's hilarious!

@81 Really please do qualify why you think it's drivel, any empirical evidence to support your view or do you just like to slate people?

I think a tragic oversight to have not considered the inclusion of Pineapple Head - Jason Lee - whose own individual flair greatly oveshadowed the 'short,back&sides' of Paul Scholes, the 'emotional meltdown ability' of Gazza and the goal rate of Andrei Shevchenko - I implore the panel to review his inclusion.

Agree about the forwards, but that midfield is definately not the best premier league midfield.

Spot on.

@77 "Scholes and Keane have zero tackling skill"

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

Scholes can't tackle - that is a given.....but you are obviously only about 5 or 6 years old if you think Keane couldn't tackle.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

don't see how Ronaldo gets picked, had about 2 good seasons. Would've put Le Tissier, Cantona or Beckham in his place

Did you know you put some none Man Utd players in your team?

80. At 10:19 21st Apr 2012, Aj wrote:
@64 so not I a single united player in your team despit 12 league titles in those 20 years!!! Yet 3 Liverpool players who between them have won next to nothing!!! Sammi hyppia, just spat my cornflakes everywhere reading that!!!
________________________________________________________________________
Swintondude- Looks like your selection had the desired effect.

#badgerbait
Riise...are you serious?

I would probably play a 3-4-1-2 formation

Keeper - Schmeichel
CB - Stam
CB - Campbell
CB - Vidic
RW - Ronaldo
LW - Pires
CM - Viera
CM - Scholes
AM - Cantona
STK - Henry
STK - Shearer

@timilovepropertylowe Look at how many goals Lampard has over Scholes! Look at how many games Lampard has lpayed more! Look at how many times Lampard has captained his club over scholes! Look at how many times Lampard has captained country over scholes! Look at how many many "Player of the months" Lampard has over scholes! Look at how many assists Lampard has over Scholes! Its not all about the medals!

@75 yes lampard has scored more than scholes not arguing there but on that basis he and lampard should be in midfield anyway as the top two scoring midfielders in premier league. Also Andy cole should be up front instead of Henry???? Ridiculous I hear you say??? I agree as judging a player purely on goals scored is stupid even when it's a striker who's main job is to score. So basing your midfield choice on goals scored is even more stupid!!! Lampard is a very very good player but again as the greats like zidane xavi etc have said scholes is the best of a generation!! P.s I include myself as a great saying it :)

To all those that are questioing Scholes inclusion, please stop, have a word, do you guys actually follow football. Yes Gerrard is brilliant, explosive, inspirational, best player for Liverpool for years but does he actually control a football match like Scholes. No he doesn't. Why are Spain so good and England so bad? Because Spain have a team full of Scholes' who control the football, keep possession and unlock defences. Gerrard isn't this type of player, he can score goals but is he like Scholes or Cesc, Xavi or Iniesta? Unfortunately not.

In terms of the team selection there are enough goal scorers included to exclude Gerrard and by including Scholes instead, how often would the opposition get the ball? one more point, Rio brilliant, but would probably have picked Sol Campbell.No arguments with any other selections......

Some peoples bitterness is astonishing. It really just makes you look like a pathetic little person with ZERO idea of football. (Swintondude)


Manchester united have been the best club of the premiership era, and have achieved by far the most, so it stands to reason the best team of the premiership era will contain a few of their players.

Cant see much wrong with Phils selection. When I think of the Premiership era and all the fantasy football teams I have done every pre season, every top 10 I have done with my mates in the pub, and all the discussions I have had with supporters of premiership teams, these are the players I think of.

Some people really do wreck these threads with their inability to discuss without it turning into a slanging match, because they can't stand to hear praise of another successful teams players. Sad.

@86 I did. Did you stop reading after the word drivel?

You claim Lampards stats are better than Scholes and I countered with Andy Coles (premier league stats) are better than Shearers. Therefore if we follow your argument through then you would have Cole ahead of Shearer.....that's why you are talking drivel

I like Keane and Veira but no one beats Claude Makélélé for that role...